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US$550,000 project to create 200,000 jobs annually in Rwanda
KIGALI- The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial capacity in the country and create…
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UPDF recruiters overwhelmed by huge numbers in Mbarara
MBARARA- Unlike in the past when army jobs in the country were seen as suitable for the poor, uneducated and school drop-outs in communities, today when the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]…
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Lii Subcounty to spend Shs 14mln on elephants
NWOYA– Lii Sub County in Nwoya district is to spend Shs 14 million on maintaining trenches dug earlier to prevent wild animals, especially elephants from Murchison Falls National Game Park from crossing…
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ICA President wishes world happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA– The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Ariel Guarco in his 2022 #CoopsDay video message has wished the world a happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives. “We are making the…
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UNBS elected to ARSO Council
KAMPALA– Uganda, through Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has been elected to the African Regional Standards Organization [ ARSO ] as a member of the Board. UNBS will be part of…
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MPs to review CCTV footage, telephone printouts in Shs 2bln land scandal
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament are seeking to review CCTV footage and telephone printouts to establish whether there was a land transaction involving a law firm, Lubega & Buzibira Co. Advocates, their client…
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Xcalibur Foundation, MTN Uganda launch sports academy
KAMPALA– Xcalibur Foundation, in collaboration with MTN Uganda, have launched the MTN Naguru Social Sports Academy at Naguru Katali Primary School in Naguru, Kampala. The project targets an initial group of 160…
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Kikuube councilor arrested for assaulting Minister at PDM meeting
KIKUUBE– Kikuube district councilor for Kyangwali Sub-county, Nestole Tumwesigye was last evening arrested and detained at Kikuube Police Station for attacking the State Minister for Works Fred Byamukama. This took place during…
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Apac: Minister Amongi orders arrest of civil servants over extortion
APAC- The Minster of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has ordered police to arrest civil servants in Apac district for allegedly extorting money groups in order to consider them for…
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PDM: MPs rally vulnerable persons to form businesses
GULU-Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region have urged the vulnerable persons to establish and register their enterprises before running to borrow from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds aimed at fighting poverty…
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